11th Circ. Affirms Louis Vuitton Win In Trademark Case

Law360, New York (December 2, 2013, 7:44 PM EST) -- The Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a $335,000 default judgment against a seller of counterfeit Louis Vuitton Malletier SA products, saying the defendant failed to show the lower court did not have personal jurisdiction over him.

A three-judge appellate panel affirmed a Florida district court's refusal to vacate a default judgment against Joseph Mosseri, who argued that the lower court did not have jurisdiction over him because he doesn't maintain any addresses in Florida or do business in that state. But the panel pointed out that...